i want to be king

Chapter 70 Ronnie, give me the ball!
On the weekend, in the No.30 round of the Portuguese Super League, Sporting Lisbon played against Beiramar at home.

The Alvalade stadium was packed with people, and there were no seats left.

This is another key battle for the league championship, attracting [-] Sporting Lisbon fans to watch the game.

Facing the mighty Sporting Lisbon, which is aiming to win the championship and is playing at home, Bellamar coach Antonio Souza even deployed four central defenders in the defense, showing his conservative heart.

Sporting Lisbon was also not polite to their opponents, bombing indiscriminately from the beginning of the game.

In the 209th minute, Jardel once again opened the scoring for the team and broke through Beiramar's goal.

This goal greatly ignited the passion of the Alvalade Stadium.

But then, Lady Luck seemed to no longer favor Sporting Lisbon.

Rodrigo Tello, who returned to the starting lineup, was violated by his opponent while holding the ball shortly after Jardel scored and went off injured. Quaresma replaced Tello and formed wings with Joao Pinto.

The game was completely deadlocked.

Sporting Lisbon has no effective way to take Bellamar's strict defense.

At half-time, Bellamar coach Antonio Sousa made the first substitution adjustment.

Fari Faye, who has just returned from injury, replaced former Sporting Lisbon midfielder Luis Manuel.

After Fari Faye came on the field, Bellamar formed a double striker, showing his determination to fight back to the end.

Four minutes later, Antonio Souza made another substitution, replacing Brazilian midfielder Marcelinho with right back Ribeiro.

If it is said that the previous substitution was still unpredictable, then the second substitution can be described as hopeless.

Therefore, Boloni made a second substitution in 4 minutes, replacing Hugo Viana with Cristiano Ronaldo, trying to use Ronnie to attack and suppress Bellamar's right, limiting the opponent's counterattack on the right.

But in the No. 70 minute, Beiramar still played a quick counterattack on the right.

Ribeiro, who came off the bench, dribbled the ball to the 30-meter zone of Sporting Lisbon on this side, and sent a wonderful pass diagonally to the penalty area. Fari Faye's speed completely exploded at this moment, grabbing a favorable position.

With nothing to do, Quiroga chose to foul and was sentenced to death by the referee.

Yellow card and penalty kick!
Fari Faye took the penalty calmly and scored an overnight equalizer for Bellamar.

One to one!

The situation has changed dramatically.

No one thought that this was originally a game where Sporting Lisbon had a chance to win, but Antonio Sousa suddenly showed his might and boldly changed two players within 4 minutes of the midfield, completely breaking the deadlock.

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Boloni stood in front of the coach's bench, watching the game on the court intently.

Beiramar is different from Setubal. This is a typical Portuguese Super League team with a more open style of play.

Judging from Antonio Sousa's series of substitutions, he completely gave up the midfield competition and directly tightened the defense. At the same time, he focused on counterattacks and played the strength and characteristics of the forward headed by Fari Faye.

Bellamar's style of play has a characteristic, that is, the defense line is not small, but it is also very resolute when returning to defense.

As long as the ball reaches the frontcourt, the back line will press up and give enough support to the midfield and frontcourt, but once the ball is lost, it will immediately retreat, very resolute.

The problems of Sporting Lisbon have also been exposed, mainly in the advancement of the ball.

Both Quaresma and Ronnie are too sticky to the ball, and the midfielder is not moving fast enough. This has caused many times that Sporting Lisbon counterattacked from stealing the ball.

Even if it could really create a threat, the four central defenders of the opponent returned to their positions, basically blocking all offensive lines.

At this moment, Boloni really has a kind of trouble that is both happy and painful.

When Quaresma and Ronnie were juggling their cool tricks on the court, but they didn't help the game much, Boloni probably had the urge to rush up and beat them up.

Can you two stop being so terrific?

If you don't go through the opponent's eleven players, you are not happy, are you?
But the problem is, the fans at the scene just like to see their fancy juggling skills, and the applause is thunderous.

The game has been delayed, and there is not much time left for Sporting Lisbon.

Boloni's sense of crisis is also getting stronger.

Just the day before, Boavista beat Setubal [-]-[-] at home. If Beiramar cannot be won tonight, Sporting Lisbon will lose the league leader.

More importantly, Boloni's position will be shaken as a result.

The compatriot Nikulei who was introduced with a lot of money did not perform well and was plagued by serious injuries. If he can't win the championship again, why should Boloni stay?

Thinking of this, Boloni showed a determined look on his face, turned around, and shouted at the bench.

"Su, get ready to play!"

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"The game has progressed to No. 704 minutes."

"Sporting Lisbon made the last substitution adjustment. Boloni replaced No. 36 player Barbosa with No. [-] Sudong."

"It's a signal to step up the offense."

"Right now Sporting has three young players on the pitch who are under 20 years old, and they are young players who have performed well this season."

"Especially No. 36 Sudong, he is only 17 years old. In the last round of the away game against Setubal, after he came off the bench, he played for 10 minutes, with one pass and one shot, turning the game around."

"Boloni also has high hopes for Su Dong, betting on him the last and most precious opportunity for a substitution."

"I wonder if he can continue his outstanding performance in the last round?"

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Unlike the last round against Setubal, this time after Su Dong came on the field, Sporting Lisbon changed into a [-] formation.

But among the double forwards, there is still a clear division of labor and cooperation between Su Dong and Jardl.

Su Dong's position is further back, and the range of activities is also larger. The main task is still to act as a fulcrum, connect the midfielder and striker, and support the advancement of the two sides at the same time.

At the tactical level, Sporting Lisbon also stepped back a bit.

On the one hand, it is to ensure the stability of one's own defense and to guard against counterattacks by players such as Fari Faye. On the other hand, it is also hoped that Bellamar will be pressed further forward.

Antonio Sousa also immediately adjusted his tactics, and Boloni's substitution did not have an immediate effect.

Su Dong tried several times on the court, but the effect was not obvious.

But he still maintained his patience, kept running, kept responding, and kept looking for opportunities.

"This kind of competition is all about consumption."

"Don't look at the fact that the situation can't be opened, but in fact, the opponent's defenders have been tossed enough by Jardl, Ronnie and Quaresma, and their physical energy is exhausted."

"There are still more than ten minutes. After playing, we must patiently look for opportunities and strive for a rush."

This was the point that Boloni pulled Su Donger to mention before going on the field.

The greater the consumption, the easier it is for technical movements to lose shape, and the easier it is for mistakes to occur.

Su Dong executed the head coach's intention very well.

He was very active in running, and Bellamar's players didn't dare to give him a chance to take the ball casually, so the defender was forced to run with Su Dong, which was even more terrible for the opponent who was already exhausted.

Pontes once gave Su Dong a crude but vivid metaphor on this issue.

"It's like a person who is in a hurry to go to the bathroom. What do you think is the most unbearable time?"

"The answer is that the closer you are to the bathroom, the greater the chance you can't help it."

"It's human psychology."

"In the same way, the more difficult the game is, the easier it is to make mistakes at the last minute. This is nature."

"So, the more it gets to the last minute, the more critical the player's willpower and the substitutes become."

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Eight 10 minutes into the game, Bellamar also made a substitution.

This time they put on a striker, obviously still want to play offense.

The Sporting Lisbon fans at the scene also felt the stalemate of the game.

Time passed bit by bit, and all three substitutions were used up. As a result, the situation on the field still did not improve. This made the fans start to worry, might the game be tied?

As a result, fans began to cheer for the players.

Boloni also stood on the sidelines, constantly encouraging the players, while calming their emotions, asking them to be patient.

The players also showed anxiety, and mistakes began to increase, which is not a good sign.

After 85 minutes, the [-] fans at the scene no longer had any thoughts, and they no longer paid attention to Quaresma and Ronnie's possession of the ball, because they were all worried about the team's offense and the result of the game.

It won't be really tied, will it?
The players also started to get anxious.

In just 3 minutes, Sporting Lisbon's Diogo and Paulo Bento got cards successively, and Bellamar's Ribeiro and substitute striker Demetrios also got cards one after another.

88 minute... 89 minutes...

Bellamar once again completed a steal in the midfield. Defender Felipe suddenly jumped in, grabbed the ball from Ronnie's feet, and quickly dribbled the ball to launch a counterattack. Fari Faye and Demetrios launched an attack at the same time.

As before, the entire back line was pressed directly to the center line.

Su Dong originally planned to respond to Ronnie, but this time he returned to defense all the way.

When he returned to the 30-meter area, Andre Cruz in the penalty area had already completed a defense and directly blocked the ball.

Ronnie also chased all the way back just now, and grabbed Andre Cruz's clearance ball on the left side of the penalty area.

As soon as the ball was stopped, Bellamar's counterattack arrived.

The pressing defender Felipe pushed Ronnie towards the touchline in an attempt to regain the ball.

Just when Ronnie was hesitating about how to deal with it, Su Dong ran over in time and raised his hand for the ball.

"Ronnie, give me the ball!"

As soon as Su Dong yelled, Ronnie, who had a good understanding, passed the ball out.

And Bellamar's other central defender, Cristiano, has already stood behind Su Dong.

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